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Sunday 17 OCT 2021 in charts
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Data is as received at 16:37EST, 18/10/2021.

Observations and extremes for Sunday 17 OCT 2021
Cities with 2018 populations over 40,000 (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC) or 20,000 (WA, NT ,SA, TAS)
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT 23.5 -- 10.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 39/11
PERTH AIRPORT 21.9 -0.9 12.8 +2.5 10.0 0.0 3.4 5.2 375 (15.6) 43/15
PERTH METRO 22.3 -1.1 13.7 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 26/14
BUSSELTON AERO 20.8 -0.5 14.3 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 35/11
BUNBURY 20.6 -0.5 15.4 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 28/11
MANDURAH 20.8 -1.1 16.7 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 26/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.5 -- 11.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 37/10
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 30.0 +4.1 11.3 +0.1 -- 7.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 41/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +1.2 26.4 +1.5 26.1 0.0 7.6 10.4 333 (13.9) 34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.2 +4.1 15.9 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 55/12
WHYALLA AERO 29.9 +5.7 6.1 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 52/14
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 24.9 +2.9 4.5 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 30/14
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 21.9 +0.7 6.4 -4.3 3.2 0.0 2.6 12.0 279 (11.6) 28/10
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 17.6 -3.0 5.3 -3.7 -- 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.5 -2.6 7.6 +0.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 295 (12.3) 30/10
CAIRNS AERO 32.9 +3.3 21.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 26/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.7 +4.2 18.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 34/12
MACKAY AERO 32.9 +4.5 14.7 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 37/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.8 +4.1 15.3 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 31/15
BUNDABERG AERO 29.8 +2.8 13.5 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 35/12
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 28.7 +1.1 16.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 30/14
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 29.1 +2.6 13.9 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 30/14
COOLANGATTA 23.9 -0.8 8.8 -7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 28/11
BRISBANE AERO 25.7 +0.3 10.7 -5.1 6.1 0.0 -- 12.1 416 (17.3) 34/15
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 25.8 +0.2 10.0 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 30/09
BRISBANE 27.6 +0.6 12.5 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 24/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.4 -0.1 11.0 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 39/23
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 22.9 -2.8 3.9 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 22/11
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 22.6 -- 7.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 31/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS (COMPARISON) 22.9 -1.2 6.6 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.7 -1.1 10.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 787 (32.8) 35/07
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 24.3 -1.0 9.5 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 446 (18.6) 30/14
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 15.4 -2.9 2.4 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 473 (19.7) 31/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.5 -1.2 11.2 -2.1 6.8 0.0 6.0 12.1 603 (25.1) 35/16
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 23.5 -1.4 9.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 462 (19.3) 34/17
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 20.0 -3.0 12.3 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 619 (25.8) 37/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.2 -3.4 0.3 -5.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 484 (20.2) 50/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.5 -2.2 3.4 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.4 -2.6 4.7 -3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 433 (18.0) 28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.7 +0.6 6.3 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 30/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.0 -2.9 2.0 -4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 310 (12.9) 35/14
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 19.2 -3.0 2.3 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 30/13
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 17.4 -2.2 8.3 +0.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 634 (26.4) 37/09
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 17.7 -1.8 9.5 +1.0 9.5 0.8 4.8 5.6 437 (18.2) 26/00
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 17.4 -- 10.8 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 264 (11.0) 24/14
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 17.0 -- 8.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 31/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.1 -1.6 6.7 +0.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 354 (14.8) 31/12
WYNYARD AIRPORT 17.3 +1.0 6.7 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 557 (23.2) 39/15
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 15.6 -0.3 6.7 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 586 (24.4) 57/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.9 -0.3 3.4 -3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 305 (12.7) 39/16
HOBART AIRPORT 18.2 +0.8 4.5 -3.1 0.6 0.8 2.4 -- 597 (24.9) 41/01
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 18.8 +1.8 6.4 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 39/00
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
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° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest for Sunday 17 OCT 2021
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

42.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.7 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
41.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+8.8 : 35.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+8.5 : 32.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.3 : 27.2 PEMBERTON Lower West & Perth WA
+8.0 : 39.9 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+7.5 : 33.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA

29.0 WAVE HILL Northern Rivers NT
28.3 CHARLES POINT Northern Rivers NT
28.0 DARWIN NTC AWS Northern Rivers NT
27.9 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
27.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+7.3 : 29.0 WAVE HILL Northern Rivers NT
+7.0 : 27.5 LAJAMANU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
+6.7 : 14.3 COLLIE EAST Lower West & Perth WA
+6.6 : 15.0 DONNYBROOK Lower West & Perth WA
+6.5 : 13.9 JARRAHWOOD Lower West & Perth WA

Coldest for Sunday 17 OCT 2021
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.8 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-5.4 : 19.0 COWRA AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-4.4 : 20.1 TEMORA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-4.4 : 15.0 DARTMOOR W Coast VIC
-4.4 : 17.9 BENALLA AIRPORT Lower NE VIC
-4.3 : 30.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

-3.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 DINNER PLAIN (MT HOTHAM AP)_ Upper NE VIC
-2.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.2 : 3.9 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-8.1 : 10.9 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.9 : 5.0 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-7.7 : 2.9 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-7.4 : 5.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
21.4 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
20.4 UPPER SEVENTEEN MILE CREEK Northern Rivers NT
18.4 BRADSHAW Northern Rivers NT
17.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
14.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

12.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
12.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
10.4 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT

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10.4 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
8.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
8.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
5.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
5.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA

1667 (69.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1359 (56.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1272 (53.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1199 (50.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1185 (49.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1143 (47.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1074 (44.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1068 (44.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
1044 (43.5) DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) Southeast TAS
1037 (43.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
988 (41.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
965 (40.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
964 (40.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
962 (40.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
943 (39.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
907 (37.8) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
841 (35.0) HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY) Illawarra NSW
798 (33.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
793 (33.0) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
787 (32.8) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
778 (32.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
753 (31.4) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
751 (31.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
745 (31.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
743 (31.0) FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC
741 (30.9) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
734 (30.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
723 (30.1) CORNER INLET (YANAKIE) W Gippsland VIC
715 (29.8) ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS E Central VIC
707 (29.5) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
700 (29.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
699 (29.1) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
695 (29.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
689 (28.7) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
682 (28.4) FRANKSTON BEACH E Central VIC
679 (28.3) KURNELL AWS Sydney--east NSW
673 (28.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
668 (27.8) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
647 (27.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
634 (26.4) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
630 (26.3) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
624 (26.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
622 (25.9) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
621 (25.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
621 (25.9) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
619 (25.8) ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
618 (25.8) EUCLA (RED ROCKS POINT) Eucla WA
614 (25.6) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
612 (25.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
604 (25.2) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
604 (25.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
603 (25.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
602 (25.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
89/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/12 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
83/22 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/02 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
81/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

High realtime reports for Sunday 17 OCT 2021
Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
BRADSHAW - ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE)
8.4mm in 10 min to 15:00 50.4mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
12.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.6mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.0mm/h
13.2mm in 29 min to 23:30 27.3mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 20.8mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(250/ 67 ) at 00:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(310/ 70 ) at 23:07
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 80(260/ 67 ) at 00:00